PET True/False 34

There were a large number of women inventors in the 19th and early 2th centuries.

When Margaret Knight was twelve, she told her parents she wanted to work in a factory.

Margaret Knight’s first invention made a machine stop when it became dangerous to use.

Margaret Knight won her fight to be considered the inventor of a machine to make paper bags.

In the 19th century, being an inventor was as difficult for a woman as being a business person.

Margaret Knight always had great difficulty finding a buyer for her inventions.

Women found that the covers of Beulah Henry’s parasol often came off in the wind.

Beulah Henry was encouraged to invent her parasol by large umbrella manufacturers.

There is plenty of information about Beulah Henry’s private life.

Beulah Henry was prepared to admit that her technical skills were not very developed.